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January 30th, 2026
Wade N. Smith CoI witch-hunt bogus case dismissed as expected!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Another of the Commission of Inquiry’s (CoI) witch-hunt cases against residents of the Virgin Islands who speak up for justice, oppose double standards and corruption, and who have good integrity, has been tossed in the waste bin by the courts.

January 8th, 2026
Info on unworkable relationship between Fahie & Jaspert surfaces 5 years later

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Former Premier Andrew A Fahie swept to power on February 25, 2019, when his Virgin Islands Party (VIP) won 8 out of 13 seats in the House of Assembly (HoA) in a four-party match-up. In that same election, it saw two party leaders, Hons Ronnie W. Skelton of the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) and Myron V. Walwyn of the National Democratic Party (NDP), being ousted from their seats.

December 29th, 2025
Was the sting operation against Andrew A. Fahie illegal?

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As Andrew A. Fahie's attorneys are days from filing the appeal of his 2024 conviction in a Miami Federal Court for his role in a cocaine trafficking plot, more information is emerging.

December 19th, 2025
Richard Ullger takes vacation leave after less than a month on job!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Not even on the job for a full month, the handpicked Police Commissioner (CoP) Mr Richard Ullger is proceeding on vacation leave today, December 19, 2025. He is expected to return to the UK, according to a Government House source.

November 17th, 2025
A tale of corruption, lies, false arrests & exploitation by CoI UK Officers

POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- Ms Genette Colastin of Pockwood Pond, Tortola, is a hard worker and a belonger and has never ever been in trouble with the law. Ms Colastin came to the Virgin Islands (VI) from Haiti many years ago to seek a better life.

December 14th, 2023
Witch-hunt continues? Wade N. Smith arrested & charged with Breach of Trust

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After being sent home for no reason over a year ago, leading to him taking court action against the government, it was yesterday Wednesday, December 13, 2023, that United Kingdom (UK) police officers arrested and charged Mr Wade N. Smith, the Commissioner of Customs, with one count of Breach of Trust in a Public Office.

July 5th, 2023
2 justice systems in VI: No justice! No peace! in criminal division

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The chickens seem to be coming home to roost, after a former Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) warned the Territory two years ago about the dangers of having two justice systems- “One for them and the other for us!”

March 22nd, 2023
HM Customs investigation: Police make another arrest without charges laid

PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI – As the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) continues its investigations into HM Customs on the direction of the United Kingdom (UK) retired judge Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom, another person has been arrested but again had to be released with charges.

February 15th, 2023
Witch-Hunt & harassment continues! UK Police arrested & released Wade N. Smith

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The alleged witch-hunt and harassment of locals by the United Kingdom (UK) police officers continue under the pretext of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI). Many residents have lambasted the one-man commission's report as biased and its credibility is under attack, since all of the areas that have issues under the Governor’s portfolio (civil service, courts, police force) have not been touched in the report.

January 17th, 2023
CoI report did not touch Governor’s Court Portfolio- SFC

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Many residents, talk show hosts and commentators continue to ask why the one-man United Kingdom-sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) did not touch any matters under the Governor's portfolio. Many have used this fact to claim that the CoI was biased and a witch hunt against those who spoke out against racism and colonialism, with an attempt to destabilise the nation and brand residents as corrupt.

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